Village of Minton | |
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Village | |
  Location of Minton in Saskatchewan  Minton, Saskatchewan (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 49°10′01″N 104°35′10″W / 49.167°N 104.586°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Region | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 2 |
| Rural Municipality | Surprise Valley |
| Post office Founded | 1930[1] |
| Incorporated (Village) | N/A |
| Incorporated (Town) | N/A |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dennis Simpart |
| • Administrator | Joyce Axten |
| • Governing body | Minton Village Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.30 km2 (0.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 60 |
| • Density | 319.8/km2 (828/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST |
| Postal code | S0C 1T0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways | Highway 6, Highway 18, Highway 676 |
| [2][3][4][5] | |
Minton (2016 population: 55) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Surprise Valley No. 9 and Census Division No. 2. It is on Highway 6 just north of its intersection with Highway 18, about 19 kilometres (12 mi) north of the Raymond-Regway Border Crossing on the Montana-Saskatchewan border. The village was named after Minton, Shropshire in England. The name was given by the Canadian Pacific Railway.[1]
- ^ a b Barry, Bill (September 2005). Geographic Names of Saskatchewan. Regina, Saskatchewan: People Places Publishing, Ltd. p. 286. ISBN 1-897010-19-2.
- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on 6 October 2006
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on 21 November 2008
- ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on 11 September 2007
- ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on 21 April 2007